Hello, hello! 👋 Welcome back to Keep It Weird small press promotion. We (I mean I, I am but one person) missed updates in April and May due to attending shows! Whoops! But the updates are back, the Show List keeps growing. I did just do a major run down of every row on the spreadsheet and I assure y’all there are no dead links on the zine fest and comic/small press tabs. If you use the Show List, you can now add comments and they will get addressed in due time, or you can submit resources via the submission form.
Alright. No more dilly dallying, let’s dig into what’s happening.
Show Applications
At least, these are the current and upcoming applications we could find! But, you can find more on The Show List using the season predictor columns.
Phoenix Zine Fest (Phoenix, AZ, September 26 & 27) apps run June 1 - June 14
SF Zine Fest (San Francisco, CA, September 6) apps due June 14
Lone Star Zine Fest (Austin, TX, October 10 + 11) apps close June 15
Zine Dream Small Press Art Fair (West Toronto, CA, September 15) apps close June 15
Comic Arts LA (Los Angeles, CA, December + 13) apps close June 28
Zinecinnati (Cincinnati, OH, October 17) apps run June 1 - July 1
SLICE Expo (St. Louis, MO, October 31) apps run June 1-July 15
Short Run Seattle (Seattle, WA, November 7) apps run June 1 - July 31
Bay Area Queer Zine Fest (Oakland, CA, September 27) in-person + virtual apps due June 21
Dublin Comic Arts Festival (Dublin, Ireland, April, July, October, and November) apps rolling depending on event date
Queer Zine Fair (Chicago, IL, June 28) apply asap
Apps Coming Soon
Hoffman Estates Zine Fest (Hoffman, Estates, IL October 3) apps coming soon
South Side Zine Fest (Chicago, IL, August 15) apps coming soon
Muchos Art & Comic Expo (San Francisco, CA, November 8) apps coming soon
Pikes Peak Zine Fest (Colorado Springs, CO, October 17) apps open July
Genghis Con (Cleveland, OH, November 29) apps open July
Pittsburgh Zine Fair (Pittsburgh, PA, October 18) apps open July 18 - August 15
Houston Zine Fest (Houston, TX, November 21) apps open August
ANC Zine Fest (Anchorage, AK, November) apps open July-August
Shows to Attend
June through November (from what we know so far)
Duval Comic & Zine Fest (Jacksonville, FL June 6)
South Bend Zine Fest (South Bend, IN, June 13)
South Oregon Zine Fest (Ashland, OR, June 13)
A2CAF (Ann Arbor, MI June 13-14)A2CAF has two events, one in summer and one in fall
Berkeley Springs Art Book Fair (Berkeley Springs, WV, June 6)
Cat Zine Fest (Long Beach, CA, June 26)
Athens Art Book Fair (Athens, GA, June 26, 27)
Rochester Zine Fest (Rochester, MN June 27) ***new fest this year
VANCAF (Vancouver, CA, July 4-5)
Brooklyn Art Book Fair (Brooklyn, NY, July 10-12)
Enjoy Zine Fest (San Francisco, CA, July 11)
Midwest Perzine Fest (Chicago, IL, July 11)
Street Cat Zine Fest (Chillicothe, OH, July 11)
Greensboro Zine Fest (Greensboro, NC, July 25 + 26)
Grand Rapids Zine Fest (Grand Rapids, MI, August 8)
South Side Zine Fest (Chicago, IL, August 15)
OC Zine Fest (Orange County, CA, August 16)
Insert Name Zine Fest (Minneapolis, MN, August 30)
Paper Plaines Zine Fest (Lawrence, KS September 6)
Prairie Comics Festival (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sept 5-6)
Small Press Expo (Bethesda, MD, September 12, 13)
Denver Zine Fest (Denver, CO, September 13)
PictoBeach Bazaar (Rockaway Beach, Queens, September 19)
Hamilton Comic Con (Ontario, CA September 19 + 20)
MILK Fest (Milwaukee, WI, September 26)
Hoffman Estates Zine Fest (Hoffman, Estates, IL October 3)
Portland Zine Symposium (Portland, OR, October 17 + 18)
SAVage Fest (Savannah, GA, October 18)
Pretty Good Fest (Chicago, IL, October 24)
Thought Bubble Comic Convention (Yorkshire, UK November 9-15)
BAMF (Bloomington, IN, November 14)
MICE (Boston, MA, December 5 + 6)
Other Opportunities
Drawn & Quarterly is taking applications for their fall publication fellowship. This opportunity is best suited for current or recent graduates of university.
Comics Advocacy Group mini grants are open! Application closes June 7
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